Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyScolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies)
- GenusCalidris (Calidris Sandpipers)
- SpeciesCalidris minutilla (Least Sandpiper)
The least sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) is the smallest shorebird. The genus name is from Ancient Greek kalidris or skalidris, a term used by Aristotle for some grey-coloured waterside birds. The specific minutilla is Medieval Latin for "very small". Within the genus Calidris, the least sandpiper is most closely related to the white-rumped sandpiper (Calidris fuscicollis). Wikipedia →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Least Sandpiper sighting in Palo Verde National Park, based on 135 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Palo Verde National Park
Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris melanotos
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Calidris pusilla
Stilt Sandpiper
Calidris himantopus
Western Sandpiper
Calidris mauri
Baird's Sandpiper
Calidris bairdii
White-rumped Sandpiper
Calidris fuscicollis
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa solitaria
Short-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus griseus
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Least Sandpiper in Palo Verde National Park?
About 11% of wildlife watchers report a Least Sandpiper sighting in Palo Verde National Park, based on 135 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Least Sandpiper in Palo Verde National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Least Sandpiper in Palo Verde National Park in our monthly data.